Crossing the limits...
August 2006- For the past month I have been spending around 3 hours at the gym everyday. I started out with 2 hours and in a week, I incresed it to 3 hours. I dont get too much exercise the rest of the day, so I feel lazy and over-stuffed if i dont get in my 3 hours in the evening. I do 10 kms on the treadmill without a break although I keep altering the speed at reglar intervals. After that I move onto the other equipments...
Yesterday at the gym, a man who had been observing me on the treadmill, approached me and warned me about the dangers of over-exercising I didn't pay much attention to him at first because I didn’t really believe in the concept of over-exercising, especially since I'm not 50 years old for crying out loud!!! Till yesterday, I used to think that a 17 yr old can handle any kind of physical strain.
However, after retuning home I decided to do my own spot of research on the net. Turns out that over-exercising is as common a disorder as anorexia! So if you look with piteous eyes at anorexics and then go spend an obscene amount of time in the gym, you're no bloody better!!
If you are an average person(not an athelete) and you are not training for an event of any kind then you should ideally be spending around 60 minutes at the gym three days a week. And its not just about the time stretch. Its very important that you divide your time sensibly between the cardio exercises, the treadmill and the other activities in the gym.
Its different if you're trying to loose weight but even so... you cannot spend outrageous amounts of time working out. You must supplement your exercising with a properly restricted diet and the exercising must be within a limit. If you're addicted to working out and keep at it for hours, THAT IS ACTUALLY A DISORDER. It occurs when you have a twisted image of your own physical self. You are never satisfied with your body and no matter how much you tone it, it isn't enough.
When you look into a mirror, you might as well be looking into one of those distorted mirrors they have in amusement parks. You're mind distorts what you see so that you just cant stop trying to exercise yourself into looking like a supermodel.
Over-exercising can lead to disruption of the menstraul cycle in females, backaches, permanent problems with the knee joint, loss of apetite, incresed thirst, lathargy and lack of energy and lots of other things. If you notice any of these symptoms or if you feel that you are over-exercising, you must go to a personal trainer or a fitness expert for a proper exercise schedule. Its important people!!
Yesterday at the gym, a man who had been observing me on the treadmill, approached me and warned me about the dangers of over-exercising I didn't pay much attention to him at first because I didn’t really believe in the concept of over-exercising, especially since I'm not 50 years old for crying out loud!!! Till yesterday, I used to think that a 17 yr old can handle any kind of physical strain.
However, after retuning home I decided to do my own spot of research on the net. Turns out that over-exercising is as common a disorder as anorexia! So if you look with piteous eyes at anorexics and then go spend an obscene amount of time in the gym, you're no bloody better!!
If you are an average person(not an athelete) and you are not training for an event of any kind then you should ideally be spending around 60 minutes at the gym three days a week. And its not just about the time stretch. Its very important that you divide your time sensibly between the cardio exercises, the treadmill and the other activities in the gym.
Its different if you're trying to loose weight but even so... you cannot spend outrageous amounts of time working out. You must supplement your exercising with a properly restricted diet and the exercising must be within a limit. If you're addicted to working out and keep at it for hours, THAT IS ACTUALLY A DISORDER. It occurs when you have a twisted image of your own physical self. You are never satisfied with your body and no matter how much you tone it, it isn't enough.
When you look into a mirror, you might as well be looking into one of those distorted mirrors they have in amusement parks. You're mind distorts what you see so that you just cant stop trying to exercise yourself into looking like a supermodel.
Over-exercising can lead to disruption of the menstraul cycle in females, backaches, permanent problems with the knee joint, loss of apetite, incresed thirst, lathargy and lack of energy and lots of other things. If you notice any of these symptoms or if you feel that you are over-exercising, you must go to a personal trainer or a fitness expert for a proper exercise schedule. Its important people!!
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